Wassand railway station
Wassand | |
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Location | |
Place | Goxhill |
Area | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Coordinates | 53°52′59″N 0°11′38″W / 53.883000°N 0.193800°WCoordinates: 53°52′59″N 0°11′38″W / 53.883000°N 0.193800°W |
Grid reference | TA188444 |
Operations | |
Original company | Hull and Hornsea Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1865 | opened as Goxhill |
1904 | renamed |
1953 | closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
UK Railways portal |
Wassand railway station was a station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway, and served the villages of Wassand and Goxhill in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It opened in 1865, and was originally named "Goxhill". It was renamed "Wassand" (to avoid confusion with Goxhill in Lincolnshire) on 1 October 1904, and closed on 21 September 1953.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Sigglesthorne | North Eastern Railway Hull and Hornsea Railway |
Hornsea Bridge |
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- "Station Name: Wassand". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.